“We had a great finish to an excellent year, with fourth quarter results exceeding our expectations," CEO John Donahoe said in a statement. "EBay Marketplaces in particular had a terrific fourth quarter, with growth in the U.S. accelerating three points, outpacing ecommerce."

Payments net revenue soared 24% to $1.54 billion last quarter, highlighted by a 24% leap in total payment volume to $41.47 billion.

The company also continues to build out its mobile offerings, doubling its annual mobile volume to $13 billion. EBay said PayPal handled nearly $14 billion in mobile payment volume in 2012, tripling the volume from 2011.

However, eBay’s outlook may give some shareholders pause. The company projected first-quarter non-GAAP EPS of 60 cents to 62 cents, compared with consensus calls from analysts for 63 cents. Revenue is seen ranging between $3.65 billion to $3.75 billion, which would trail the Street’s view of $3.80 billion.

Management also forecasted 2013 non-GAAP EPS of $2.70 to $2.75 on revenue of $16 billion to $16.5 billion. By comparison, Wall Street had been anticipating full-year EPS of $2.74 on revenue of $16.3 billion.

EBay said it expects both its mobile and PayPal mobile to services to exceed $20 billion in volume in 2013.

PayPal ended the fourth quarter with about 123 million registered accounts, adding almost two million accounts a month in the quarter.

San Jose-based eBay gained 0.43% to $53.13 in after-hours trading Wednesday evening, putting the stock on track to extend its 73% surge over the past 12 months.